Restoring a Walker Turner BN730 Band Saw #5: Almost there...

well its all assembled except for the wheels which need tires and crowning. All there except for the before and after pictures :) since not all done yet.

I did screw up and paint the surfaces between the male and female brackets for tilting the table so I need to go back and re-visit that since adjusting the table tilt is pretty “sticky”..

3 out of the 4 JB weld repairs at the corners of the wheel covers turned out pretty good.The one on the right side of the upper wheel is noticeable as it required some bending but still better than how it was.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I would be happy to help anyway I can but still far from giving lessons :). Your encouragement did/does play a big role on getting motivated to work on the project.

BC : I sure am glad that I went through with this. I think the tune up will be a challenge also but I am looking forward to making some saw dust using this. Probably one of the first will be a nice stand for it. I think that thread may garner more interest with this audience :).

The downside about these restorations is that I have to put making sawdust aside due to time/space constraints. Hopefully this weekend I will have sometime to work on unfinished wood projects. I also need to figure out a jig for crowning the tires. I found some articles on OWWM wiki but they seem pretty complex. Any suggestions from the woodworkers?